Building a $200 DIY Storage Server! (2026)

Welcome to my latest video featuring a storage server build. Parts mentioned(affiliate links): Base systems: https://bit.ly/4bvjB6B Used HDDS: https://bit.ly/4k7i8Wg Used SSDs: https://bit.ly/4qTqnrO New 3TB HDD: https://amzn.to/4a93j0S New 4TB HDD: https://amzn.to/4bvjRT7 USB drive: https://amzn.to/4qmFWqY SSD: https://amzn.to/4rkUb08 DISCLAIMER: Any links above to eBay, Amazon, or Newegg are associated with my affiliate accounts. Meaning I will earn a small commission from each purchase without any increase in cost to you. Links mentioned: ZimaOS: https://www.zimaspace.com/zimaos Belena Etcher: https://etcher.balena.io/ Playit.gg: https://playit.gg/ Info on arr suite: https://youtu.be/QfpZcXXGpVA?si=jMvA5fwQ8Z5Nc8kM Pi Hole guide: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cE21YjuaB6o Home Assistant Guide: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z4gvkmJ8q48 Personal Rig Specs: CPU: https://amzn.to/40zlZ5n Cooler: https://amzn.to/4jouUyW Mobo: https://amzn.to/3Eadx4V RamX2: https://amzn.to/4hpekOh SSD: https://amzn.to/3CrOmKx PSU: https://amzn.to/3ClTDU0 GPU: https://amzn.to/4h9ha9T Case: https://amzn.to/42oPqti Time Stamps: 0:00 Intro 0:48 The Plan 1:55 Base System 5:19 Hardware Upgrades 7:20 Making USB Installer 8:55 Installing ZimaOS 11:09 ZimaOS initial Setup 12:16 Configuring Drives 13:29 Making Shared Folders 16:21 Setting/Reserving IP address 19:11 Minecraft Server w/ Crafty 22:24 MC Server Remote Access 24:49 Crafty Backups 25:36 Home Assistant 29:30 Making Media Folders for Jellyfin 30:42 Jellyfin(Media Server) 35:09 Immich(Photo Backups) 38:47 Tailscale(Remote Server Access) 41:03 Pi-Hole(network Wide AdBlock) 44:51 Virtual Machines in ZimaOS 46:14 Backing HDDs up to SSD 47:32 Outro DISCLAIMER: All Amazon links are connected to my Amazon Associate account. I earn a small commision from each purchase without any increase in cost to you. All bitly links that go to Newegg are attached to my Newegg affiliate account. All links going to ebay are connected to my Ebay Partner Program account and I earn a commission from purchases made through those links.